Finally got around to watching the Wright press conference. For all the flake he gets on this site, I like his presence. He seems like one of the more competent execs out there, even if his actual execution leaves something to be desired sometimes. No idea why he thinks shaving his mustache like that was the right thing to do, but whatever.
Anyway, what I got from that conference is that the Spurs are going to be playing smaller. Wright talked about how small GS was in the Finals and completely ignored Boston starting two centers. He also talked about Sochan playing some five. That really does give me the sense that Johnson is going to play a ton of PF this year. He'll play some with other PFs like Sochan and maybe KBD if Keita survives another cut-down, but I don't think the Spurs believe him playing there is a problem. Moreover, I think it's a sign that the front office WANTS to move on from Poeltl but is trying to get what they want. Just as they seem to have a vision of two or three "point-guards" playing together, they seem to have a vision of a modern center who's mobile, shoots and has a floor game. That's why they signed Collins, Landale and even Ca last year. That's why they preferred Sochan over Eason and picked up Barlow. It would explain why the Spurs don't have real interest in a power-forward like Collins who needs a traditional center next to him. It predicts that the Spurs won't really be interested in Ayton either.
I think we're going to see the Spurs continue to get smaller, playing 6-5 guys at SF and 6-7 guys at PF for long stretches. I don't really agree with that lesson -- I think Golden State won on the back of their GOAT candidate PG and due to Boston's inexperience, not on a superior scheme -- but it would make sense.